AACTE Presents Arizona State University With Best Practice Award For The Innovative Use of Technology

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Alyssa Mangino,
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Chicago, IL. (February 6, 2009) The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has selected the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at Arizona State University to receive the Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology. The award will be presented on February 8, 2009 during the Charles W. Hunt Lecture at the Association’s 61st Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Chicago, Illinois.

The award, sponsored by AACTE’s Committee on Innovation and Technology, highlights implemented applications of technology that support particular aspects of teacher education in promising and original ways. The award’s focus is on programs with specific, forward-thinking innovation in teacher education that goes beyond meeting national or state standards for program-wide educational technology integration.